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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






2. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






3. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






4. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






5. The amount of light reflected by a hue






6. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






7. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






8. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






9. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






10. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






11. Technique of shading using dots to control value






12. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






13. Where the revolving door was fully developed






14. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






15. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






16. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






17. Application of potassium sulphide






18. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






19. Renowned for paintings and prints






20. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






21. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






22. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






23. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






24. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






25. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






26. Known for his glass sculpture






27. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






28. Something that supports a sculpture






29. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






30. Pale green






31. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






32. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






33. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






34. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






35. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






36. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






37. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






38. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






39. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






40. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






41. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






42. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






43. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






44. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






45. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






46. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






47. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






48. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






49. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






50. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines